American college football season
The 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team represents Austin Peay State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Governors, led by first-year head coach Mark Hudspeth ,[1] play their home games at Fortera Stadium as members of the Ohio Valley Conference .
Preseason [ edit ] Preseason coaches' poll [ edit ] The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Governors were picked to finish in fourth place.[2]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Jacksonville State 135 (15) 2 Southeast Missouri State 115 3 Eastern Kentucky 99 4 Austin Peay 84 5 Tennessee State 75 6 UT Martin 58 7 Murray State 55 8 Eastern Illinois 38 9 Tennessee Tech 16
Preseason All-OVC team [ edit ] The Governors had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]
Offense
Kentel Williams – RB
Kyle Anderton – OT
Coaching staff [ edit ] Head coach – Mark Hudspeth Associate head coach/defensive line coach – Marquase Lovings Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach – Tim Zetts Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach – Mark Powell Co-defensive coordinator/secondary Coach – Dominique Brown Wide receivers coach – Chad Bumphis Running backs coach – Craig Candeto Offensive line coach – Eddy Morrissey Nickels coach – Keith Scott Assistant defensive line coach – Kevon Beckwith Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. North Carolina Central * ESPN+ W 41–10 7,512 September 7 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Central Arkansas * Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN ESPN+ L 16–24 7,523 September 14 6:00 p.m. at Mercer * ESPN+ W 48–34 11,478 September 21 6:30 p.m. at East Tennessee State * ESPN+ L 14–20 9,350 September 28 2:00 p.m. No. 11 Jacksonville State Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN ESPN+ W 52–33 7,027 October 12 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Southeast Missouri State Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN ESPN+ W 28–24 6,343 October 19 4:30 p.m. at Tennessee State No. 20 ESPN+ L 24–26 16,389 October 26 1:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech ESPN+ W 58–21 2,572 November 2 12:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+ W 28–21 OT 7,330 November 9 3:00 p.m. UT Martin Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy) ESPN+ W 38–24 8,369 November 16 12:00 p.m. at Murray State No. 22 ESPN+ W 42–7 6,116 November 23 2:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois No. 20 Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN ESPN+ W 35–7 6,818 November 30 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Furman * No. 18 ESPN3 W 42–6 3,559 December 7 8:00 p.m. at No. 3 Sacramento State * No. 18 ESPN3 W 42–28 5,140 7:00 p.m. at No. 5 Montana State * No. 18 ESPN3 L 10–24 14,017 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Game summaries [ edit ] North Carolina Central [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 0 0 7 10 Governors 7 24 3 7 41
Central Arkansas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Bears 0 3 7 14 24 Governors 0 0 13 3 16
At Mercer [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Governors 7 6 14 21 48 Bears 10 3 7 14 34
At East Tennessee State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Governors 7 7 0 0 14 Buccaneers 3 7 0 10 20
Jacksonville State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Gamecocks 7 0 7 19 33 Governors 10 21 14 7 52
Southeast Missouri State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Redhawks 3 0 14 7 24 Governors 0 7 7 14 28
At Tennessee State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Governors 10 7 7 0 24 Tigers 0 9 7 10 26
At Tennessee Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Governors 20 24 7 7 58 Golden Eagles 7 7 0 7 21
At Eastern Kentucky [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Governors 7 0 7 7 7 28 Colonels 10 0 0 11 0 21
UT Martin [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Skyhawks 0 3 7 14 24 Governors 0 17 7 14 38
At Murray State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Governors 7 7 7 21 42 Racers 0 0 7 0 7
Eastern Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 7 0 0 7 No. 20 Governors 7 14 14 0 35
FCS Playoffs [ edit ] The Governors, even though the team shared the OVC title, APSU held the tiebreaker due to defeating SEMO in the regular season therefore receiving the automatic bid for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Furman .[6]
Furman–First Round [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Paladins 0 3 0 3 6 No. 18 Governors 7 0 28 7 42
At Sacramento State–Second Round [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Governors 21 0 14 7 42 No. 3 Hornets 0 0 14 14 28
At Montana State–Quarterfinals [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Governors 0 3 0 7 10 No. 5 Bobcats 10 0 14 0 24
Media Affiliates [ edit ] ESPN Radio Clarksville 104.1 and 540 AM References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls and rivalries People Seasons
Pre-divisional NCAA College Division Division II I-AA/FCS National championships in bold † WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared